Brad Garner, Ph.D.

Brad Garner is the Digital Learning Scholar in Residence at the Office of Academic Innovation at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU). He also teaches in the master’s program in psychology. Before entering higher education, his career focused on program and faculty development in    P-12 public school settings, where he worked as a classroom teacher, school psychologist, and administrator. Brad has been affiliated with the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience for over 20 years, serving as editor of The Toolbox digital newsletter. Garner often presents at conferences, workshops, and on college campuses worldwide. Brad also taught on a volunteer basis in Indiana’s largest prison for fifteen years.

He has authored and co-authored several books, including A Brief Guide to Teaching Adult Learners (2009), A Brief Guide to Millennial Learners (2007), and Teaching the First-Year Seminar (2012). His other works include Creating Digital Citizens (2016), Engaging Students as Digital Content Curators (2019), Inclusive Hospitality in Online Learning (2024), Creating the Future You (2025), Improvisation and Spontaneity in Teaching (2026), and Teaching is Caring (2026). Brad is also the content creator for the Teaching is Caring Substack.